Church and Religion: 2022.02.27_kids

Does God Care How We Worship Him? Exodus 20:4-6 Summary: Does God care how we worship him? Do you think it matters? Yes it does! God's second command tells us that He does not want us to try to make up an image of Him for worship. Israel often made these idols, and worshipped them as false images of God. Let's think about how this applies to us today: Outline: 1. God does care HOW we worship Him? a. The command b. The reason c. The warning d. The promise 2. The point: worship Jesus, the image of God Verse: Exodus 20:4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image...5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them... Questions for Family Worship and Devotions: 1. Why do you think God gave this command to Israel? What happens when we try to reduce God to a carved image or an artist's rendering of God? How does it reduce our view of God? 2. What about Jesus? Since Jesus had a body, is it acceptable for us to make images of Jesus? What is the danger of using those images of Jesus to help us worship? 3. In John 4, Jesus tells the Samaritan woman that true worshippers worship